Royal Cinema, St. Ives

Parking Information

The Royal Cinema is situated at the bottom of The Stennack in Royal Square, opposite the Co-op. The Malakoff bus station and St Ives railway station are a few minutes walk from the cinema if you go down Tregenna Hill and turn left at the Nat West bank. Most buses stop in Royal Square or at the bus station. There is a large car park two minutes walk from the cinema, up the Stennack; the car park entrance is next to a launderette and the St Ives health Centre.

Admission Prices

Children 3 years plus require a cinema ticket. Children 2 years and below are only admitted at management discretion.

Tickets can also be purchased in advance from the Box Office or via our Telephone Booking service – 01736 796843

Opening times: Saturday /Sunday from 13.00hrs & Thursday/Friday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday from 19.00hrs (During school holidays open daily from 12.00hrs). 

Telephone Booking & On-Line Booking closes 30mins prior to the performance time and there is a charge of 70p per ticket.

We are pleased to accept payment by Cash and most major Debit/Credit cards.

Purchasing your ticket is a confirmed booking - Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

This cinema does not participate in Orange Wednesday, however we do offer our own discount card which is available EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, see MOVIE MAGIC CARD button for more details of the best deal in town!

Customer Information

• The Royal Cinema is a 3 Screen Cinema.
• Hearing Loop/Infra-red Audio Hearing & Audio Description Systems are currently NOT available at this cinema.
• We regret that due to the original design of the building the auditoriums which are situated on the first and second floors are not accessible to wheelchairs.
• This cinema does not participate in Orange Wednesday, however we do offer our own discount card which is available EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, see MOVIE MAGIC CARD button for more details of the best deal in town!
• Opening times: Saturday /Sunday from 13.00hrs &
  Thursday/Friday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday from 19.00hrs (During school holidays open daily from 12.00hrs). 

Disabled Facilities

The Royal Cinema is situated on first and second floors.

Wheelchair Access - The Royal Cinema in St Ives has wheelchair spaces in Screens 2 and 3. Screen 2 has plenty of wheelchair spaces and screen 3 requires the wheelchair user to transfer into a cinema seat. Access to the building is still only possible via stairs although the side entrance only has a few stairs. Screen 1 is not accessible to wheelchairs.

It is important that wheelchair access is arranged in advance, no later than 1 hour before the performance to ensure the spaces are available and that access is organised. You must arrive 10 minutes before the performance and an accompanying carer should notify the Box Office staff of their arrival. If you require any further assistance please let us know.

Disabled Toilets - Disabled toilets are not available, however the main toilets are accessed on the ground floor.

Induction Loop – There are currently no Induction Loops in the Auditoriums

Audio Description - There is currently no Audio Description in the Auditoriums

Merlin Cinemas participate with the CEA card which is a national concessionary card developed by the Cinema Exhibitors' Association for UK cinemas. This allows people with disabilities to obtain one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. The aim of the CEA Card is to provide a consistent voluntary approach to the provision of complimentary tickets for people with disabilities. To find out more at the CEA Card website click here